padrino

American  

[pah-three-naw, puh-dree-noh] / pɑˈðri nɔ, pəˈdri noʊ /

noun

Spanish.

plural

padrinos

1. a godfather.

2. a person's protector, patron, or mentor.

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Example Sentences

Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello -- widely seen as the powers behind the throne -- were present Monday for Rodriguez's swearing-in.

From Barron's

Maduro was an adept manager of the different power centers in and around the government, including the military, led by defense minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez and the powerful interior minister Diosdado Cabello.

From Salon

The people familiar with the assessment didn’t identify the other two officials, but besides Rodríguez, the two most influential power brokers are Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Cabello and Padrino “could very easily take action against her and sideline her immediately,” said Brian Naranjo, a former senior U.S. diplomat who served in Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his early years, Padrino was sent to the U.S. for infantry training at Fort Benning, Ga., which he said provided insight into American culture, what he called “the monster in its entrails.”

From The Wall Street Journal